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Plaster (gypsum) jar covers

Twenty-three plaster (gypsum) jar covers (cf. 35-7-7) and six fragments of perhaps many more; eleven use or had used model dishes or cups to cover jar, eleven had used potsherds, one had used a soft stone, imprints of cloth and string on inside but no seal impressions on outside; three complete (one still on neck), twenty more or less complete. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_35-7-8
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Seals, sealings & stoppers
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2387 A (main shaft of G 2385), chamber
  • Material
    Plaster (gypsum)
  • Dimensions
    Diameter: jar rim: 9.5 - 13.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    07/06/1935
  • Remarks
    G 2387 A (main shaft of G 2385) first excavated in 1912 and reexcavated in 1935.

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2385

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 2